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Read more about the article Bike helmets suck

Bike helmets suck

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 19, 2012
  • Post category:Idea
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I’ve wanted to say that for a while, but it seemed so wrong. Even though I grew up riding a bike almost every day and never wore a helmet throughout…

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Read more about the article My crazy ideas aren’t so crazy after all.

My crazy ideas aren’t so crazy after all.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 18, 2012
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A couple weeks ago I wrote about The Reverse Nap, a concept that I predicted would quickly (or eventually) sweep the nation and become a thing. I know that many…

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Read more about the article Notes from the Brattleboro Literary Festival

Notes from the Brattleboro Literary Festival

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2012
  • Post category:Appearances/Autobiography
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Last weekend I had the great honor of participating in the Brattleboro Literary Festival in Brattleboro, Vermont. Here are some thoughts from the weekend. _________________________________ I lost in the first…

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Read more about the article Simple pleasures

Simple pleasures

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 17, 2012
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As Charlie’s father, I can only hope that he is still so easily excited by such simple things in years to come.    

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Read more about the article Dead and dead but still breathing

Dead and dead but still breathing

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2012
  • Post category:Autobiography/Recommended Reading/Viewing
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My piece in this month’s Story Collider magazine deals with my death and my other death, and how they may have saved my life. If you’re a person who likes…

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Read more about the article A minute of infant cuteness

A minute of infant cuteness

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 16, 2012
  • Post category:Family
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While attending Literary Death Match at the Brattleboro Literary Festival, our infant son spent the evening in the hotel room with my in-laws. At one point they sent us this…

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Read more about the article Best advice

Best advice

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2012
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Do you think the Star Wars reference was intentional or simply serendipitous?

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Read more about the article She likes a little story

She likes a little story

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 15, 2012
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My daughter stayed with friends this weekend while my wife and I attended the Brattleboro Literary Festival. When we told her that she would be sleeping over their house, she…

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Read more about the article First family game night!

First family game night!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 14, 2012
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Growing up in family in which the concept of family game night did not exist (and was not even imagined), this was both unexpected and glorious for me.

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Read more about the article Smiles for rainy day

Smiles for rainy day

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:October 13, 2012
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Is it raining where you are? If so, I have the perfect cure for the rainy day blues.

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